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“Picard” rejects “Discovery”

March 24, 2023

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Art, Awesomeness, blather, Science Fiction, spacecraft

Season three of “Star Trek Picard” has been an astonishing breath of fresh “Star Trek.” After four dismal years of “Discovery” insulting the fandom and crapping on the legacy, and two hideous seasons of “Picard” that took a steamer on the character of “Picard,” season three, under new management, has really turned things around. And…

And more stuff on eBay

March 17, 2023

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Aircraft, Art, Awesomeness, Books, cyanotype blueprints, Drawings, eBay, history, New Products, News, Nukes, rockets, spacecraft

I’ve added some more things to my eBay: “Dynascott.” There are some new cyanotypes, some books, a piece of vintage NASA test equipment that I bought *years* ago to serve as a prop for The Alternate History Movie That Shall Not Be Named. Some cyanotypes I’ve had before; the photos are of the *actual* prints…

So much for Virgin Orbit

March 15, 2023

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AARRRGH, Aircraft, Hmm…, News, rockets, spacecraft

Not every idea pans out. Virgin Orbit pauses operations for a week, furloughs nearly entire staff as it seeks funding In a world where SpaceX is doing it’s thing, other small launcher companies had damned well better have a *really* good idea. And while dropping an expendable rocket from a 747 might have been neato-keen…

Because it’s cool

March 15, 2023

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Art, Awesomeness, Science Fiction, spacecraft, youtube

This is a “cut scene” from a video game (“Star Wars: Squadrons”) and is a few years old… but it’s the best official non-“Rogue One” Star Wars that has come out since Disney bought the franchise.

Venus: not so dead

March 15, 2023

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Awesomeness, Hmm…, News, science, spacecraft

Huh. Surface changes observed on a Venusian volcano during the Magellan mission In short, a volcano on Venus seemed to be active from 1990 to 1992. It could be that the mountain simply slumped, but more likely it that it blarped up some lava. So if you decide to go for a hike on…

This seems like it aught to be bigger news

March 13, 2023

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Awesomeness, Hmm…, Humor, News, Politics, rockets, Russian Empire, spacecraft

From three days ago, the only news source Google seemed to find: Kazakhstan Seizes Russian Assets At Baikonur Spaceport Russia, it seems, isn’t paying its bills, so Kazakhstan sent in the repo men. Apparently. The bulk of the story is behind a paywall.

More cyanotypes

March 10, 2023

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scottlowther

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Aircraft, Art, Awesomeness, CAD Diagrams, cyanotype blueprints, Drawings, New Products, News, projects, rockets, spacecraft

I will be posting some more cyanotype blueprints to ebay in the coming days. These were made from old transparencies I’d had made prior to the move from Utah. But I also hope to have some “brand new” cyanotypes in the near-ish future. The transparent film remains astonishingly elusive; two separate companies are trying to…

Shut the F Up, Nerd

March 8, 2023

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AARRRGH, blather, Crazy, Dumbassery, Forward, Gah, News, Politics, Religion, rockets, Science Fiction, spacecraft, Worldwreckers, ಠ_ಠ

Are you ready for the *dumbest* thing you’ll read today? Prepare yourselves… End ‘colonial’ approach to space exploration, scientists urge Short response: eat me. Longer response: let’s take a look at what this idea is, shall we? But Dr Pamela Conrad of the Carnegie Institution of Science said the focus should shift away from seeking…

Saturn when it was Army

February 24, 2023

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scottlowther

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history, projects, rockets, spacecraft, youtube

A program progress film from 1959 describing the US Army’s “Saturn” rocket. This would soon be transferred to NASA, eventually becoming the Saturn I (then Ib). The basic layout of the first stage would remain, but the upper stages would change utterly; as shown here, they are derivatives of the Titan ICBM. Note that the…

Books on ebay

February 17, 2023

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Aircraft, Art, Awesomeness, Books, eBay, history, News, projects, rockets, Sales & Specials, spacecraft, Weapons

I have a *pile* of books to sell; the first of them are now on ebay. More will be added as I get around to it… An Illustrated Guide to Space Warfare by David Hobbs, 1986 TC-188 Aviator’s Recognition Manual March 1977 FM-1-88 Aviator’s Recognition Manual July 1980 The Evolution of the Cruise Missile by…

“Picard” rejects “Discovery”

And more stuff on eBay

So much for Virgin Orbit

Because it’s cool

Venus: not so dead

This seems like it aught to be bigger news

More cyanotypes

Shut the F Up, Nerd

Saturn when it was Army

Books on ebay

This is now the “official Unwanted Blog”

Avatar 3: Review and idea

Manned Aircraft Progress Report 1956-1958

Parawing Deployment for Saturn I Booster Recovery

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